Have used Dewalt for the last 7-8 years. But impact and drill are both giving out on me, and the dewalt batteries are stupid expensive and both of mine are dying. Craftsman is way, way cheaper and this is mostly homeowner use (both dewalt and craftsman are made in china). Has anyone used these newer craftsman cordless tools and has a strong opinion compared to the mainstays (milwaukee, rigid, dewalt, etc.)

not so fast.

the USA
DEWALT was founded in America and is still based in America. Each of our 7 US manufacturing facilities produces some of our most popular tools, including grinders, drills, impact drivers, and reciprocating saws.

https://www.dewalt.com/why-dewalt/made-in-the-usa-with-global-materials/power-tools


I hauled from the pennsylvania place a few times, tool geek heaven in that warehouse.

if you want good homeowner bang for the buck, home depot rigid have probably the best warranty and they are good tools.

craftsman sold out as part of sears bankruptcy, have not bought a power tool with that name since.
they used to be made by porter cable, no idea now.

Go Team Red, Milwaukee. 5 year warranty on the tools and M12/M18 come with 3 year warrany on batteries

Although I'm a Milwaukee guy, I've used most of the major brands. Never been or seen why, people like DeWalt tools. They make excellent bits, but they are owned by Black & Decker and seem to equate to that kind of quality to me. Not bashing any brand really, they all have good and bad qualities. Like you said, most of it is made in China now days. I only use Milwaukee because I am heavily invested in that brand and batteries. I probably use them more that just homeowner-ish duties also. I have many a Craftsman tool, just none that are battery powered. Most of the tools in my tool box (wrench's, sockets, ratchets etc, etc) are Craftsman. If I were to start over, I would be looking into Ridgid tools. Of the power tools I've used from them, I really like how they're set up. Would be interested to know what you get.

I like the Ridgid stuff. Look at all of them and decide which brand has the lineup you like best. They are all a little different. DeWalt has a ton of options. I feel like Ridgid is better bang for buck.

Ryobi ftw.

I just looked on both of my impact and drill and both are made in china, so that's what I was going off of. I do think they make the dewalt higher end stuff in america, but that's largely out of my budget.

I'm with you that I haven't bought a craftsman tool in a long time, since they moved manufacturing to china and didn't drop price to match quality

Project Farm always has good, non biased videos. Here's his "best of power tools" lineup.



Project Farm tools.

^^^^^100%
Ridgid has adjusted their warranty. It now sucks.

PARTS, SERVICE & BATTERIES FREE FOR LIFE
https://www.homedepot.com/c/SF_TH_PR_RIDGID_Power_Tools_Warranty

Did a little googling. Very interesting stuff.

"Who is DeWalt owned by?
Stanley Black & Decker
One, a whole bunch of the top power tool brands — including DeWalt, Black & Decker, Craftsman, Porter-Cable and more — are all owned by the same company, Stanley Black & Decker."

"Who owns Craftsman tools now?

Craftsman makes tools and equipment for everyone from DIYers to farmers and industrial manufacturers. They were the tool brand for Sears since the 1920’s before getting bought by Stanley Black & Decker at the beginning of 2017."

I've gone with Makita.

Many of their former LSA tools now classify as 3 yr. Warranty. They still offer LSA on some but not all power tools. https://register.ridgidpower.com/about_lsa